All-Star Benefit Concert to Celebrate JazzBoston's 1st Year

julieswi · February-13th-2007, 01:59 PM

Current Initiatives
All-Star Benefit Concert

Join us at Scullers Jazz Club from 6:00 to 9:30 PM Sunday, February 25, for a star-studded celebration of JazzBoston’s first year!

Joe Lovano, Walter Beasley, Terri Lyne Carrington, Carol Sloane, Donal Fox, and Charlie Kohlhase will come together in a never-before lineup to make this benefit concert a truly memorable event. Joined by a roster of surprise guests, the artists will perform in a variety of configurations specially programmed for the occasion.

Your hosts for the evening will include Russ Gershon, Steve Schwartz, Jeff Turton and Fred Bouchard.

Delicious food, fabulous silent auction items, and exciting door prizes will complete this gala party.

Tickets are $125 (tax deductible). JazzBoston members who order their tickets from the website receive a 20% discount.

Scullers is located at the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston, 400 Soldiers Field Road. Parking is free.

Come in out of the cold and celebrate with us! To order your tickets now, call Scullers box office — 617.562.4111.

Mike Schwartz · February-13th-2007, 05:09 PM

What event or organization does this support and what do they do?

(...not clear to me from the announcement above)

makpjazz57 · February-13th-2007, 10:22 PM

Hi Mike!

Here's a link to Jazz Boston:

http://www.jazzboston.org

and their Mission Statement:

JazzBoston was formed to bring together everyone who cares about the present and future of jazz in our city to share the challenge and the excitement of carrying Boston’s rich jazz legacy forward. Our mission is to support the city’s jazz community in its broadest sense by:

Building and serving audiences for jazz music
Expanding performance opportunities for jazz musicians
Raising Boston’s profile as a jazz city — a city that is a magnet for jazz fans and musicians from all over the United States and the world.
If you are one of the people who create, perform, present, teach, promote, write about, broadcast, listen to, or just love jazz, we are here to work with you and serve you.

Marla